Drawer



7, 1933- V s. c; HUFFMAN 1,894,445

DRAWER Filed Jan. 16, 1932 S. CHd/fman 86 if z btmwaq Patented Jan. 17,1933 l y l I V UNITED STATES PATENT :oF'Fms SAMUEL c. HUFFM moF LINcoLN,NEBRASKA V i V U DRAWER, v, i 7 Application filed January 16, 1 932;Serial Ii'o. 587,1 1 4.

My invention relates to drawers and espethe inner members 17 will thendetermine the cially to drawers of the type used for filing lines 18 onwhich the corrugated cardboard i ctiv ffi ds, 7 is to be creasedtodefine the bottom 19 of the The primary object of the invention is thedra'wer. The corrugated cardboard in its U provision of adrawerconstruction for vthe form and with the reinforcing straps 13 is55 adaptation of low costmaterials so that the then applied to the endwalls and 11 and drawer will fill a need in a field which is not Securedthereto by any suitable fastening atpresent occupimi means such as, thenails 20. The reinforc- Another Object of the invention is the 111gstraps are each provided with. two or 10 provision of a reinforceddrawer with a rein. ap rtures 21a11d 22. The nailsare driv- 60 f -C m tf el t ti n en directly through the apertures 22 into the A th bj t ofth i ti i th outer face portions of the end walls while the vision of adrawer constructionwhich will apertures 21 receive the nails 29 whichare involve, a, n' jnimum of labor in its manufac- (lI'lVGIl through theSide walls and into the t edge-portions of theend walls.-

It is, of course, my object to provide a After assemblage of the endwalls, side drawer which while very low in cost, is very e n OIn, theface plate 23 issecured d abl i use, directly to the outerface of thefront Wall Having in View these objects and others i 13 Preferably madefrom 561116 ld which will be pointed out in the following t 10W 00stmaterial such. aspress' board description, I will now refer to thedrawing, wh ch 1s not only relativelylow in cost but in which whichpresents a neat and attractive appear- Fi 1 i a i i p ti of th ance;Small headed nails or screws are driven drawer, a corner of a side wallbeing broken -ght e press board and into the face of 25 away and thefront plate being shown spaced the @1101 W l 12- Any type. of drawerpull f th drawer d ready f mbl may be used but in mypresent-constructionI th ith employ a piece of fabric tape J which is Figure l2 is a,perspective iew of the gkelelooped UPOII itself and which is secured 130ton frame construction of the drawer, the lower edge Of. the flOIltrbetween The drawer has a back all 10 and a front the fIOIlt wall and thebottom 19;."1ThlS dl'itW- wall 11, the two walls being spaced apart andP ll 24 Will henproject outwardly and in parallel planes and the rearwall deeper eyond the" lower edge'ofthe face plate 23-. than the frontwall. Both walls are beveled The "advantage of having the. drawer pullin their upper edges and on their inner sides beneath the face plate isthat it leaves the enat 12. The two walls are bound together in ti f eof the face plate free for support spaced relation by means ofreinforcing ing labels to indicate the contents of the 45 board whichhas a smooth outer surface. It of the drawer are reinforced-by astrongly straps 13. The front and rear walls are prefdrawer. v I Verably made from wood while the reinforcing The outer sides and thebottom of v the straps 13 are of steel. The reinforcing straps drawerhave smooth surfaces to facilitate 40 13 are bent around at theirextremities at 14 the sliding. of d w The Sides of the where they aresecured to the outer surfaces drawer are double strength-and thicknessand of the front and rear walls 11 and 10. they are reinforced by steelstraps to prevent The side walls and the bottom of the drawbuckling andto add great strength and figer are preferably made from corrugatedcard-v idi-ty to the drawer. The front and back ends is creased alongtwo lines 15 about the straps Constructed wood frame. I Theinsidesu-rfaces 13 and the two portions are then secured toof thedrawerare also: perfectly smooth to gether as by means of glue. This willconstigive convenient access to the" contents.- The tute a double sidewall with an outermember drawer has no haggled edges, sharp "projec- 16and an inner member 17. The width of tions or fasteners tov tear thefingers or in- 1100 terfere with easy removal or insertion of thecontents. The drawers are close fitting in. their jackets, dust proof,with no overhanging projections or flaps and they present a pleasingappearance when used on the desk.

The unusual strength of the drawer is perhaps three or four timesthat-of any other similar drawer on the market.

The merits of the drawer construction should be considered withreference to the use to which the drawer is tofbeput. All large oflicesand commercial establishments have filing cases for the accommodation ofall of the active records. These filing cabinets are of expensiveconstruction so that their use can not extend tothe filing of inactiverecords. 1For accommodating inactive records, other cabinets areprovided but these also are of such constructionlthat their costprohibits their use except for those inactive records which must berather frequently consulted. The. great mass of inactive records,however, consists of such records as should be preserved but which willprobably not be consulted exceptiat very infrequent periods; It is theserecords which are often tied in bundles and stored in any boxes or onany shelves which are handy. When it is necessary to consult them, asearch is made through the dusty material to find the proper bundle andthis bundle is-then opened to ex tract the paper-which is wanted. Mydrawer is designed specifically for records of this class. The cost isVery little more than the cost of the makeshift bundles and boxes atpresent used' but it is very materially less than the cases heretoforeavailable for storing transfer records. Dust and vermin can not reachthe records as they can in the makein spaced'apart relation, reinforcingstraps un ting said end walls, anda bottom and a pair ofside wallssecured to said end walls,

said side walls each having a loop at its up-' per edge for thereception of oneof said;

end walls, a bottomand a pair of sidewalls secured to said end walls,said side walls each hav ng a loop at its upper edge for the receptionof one of said straps and a face plate secured to 'theouter surface ofone of said end walls.

5. A drawer including a pair ofend walls 1n spaced apart relation,reinforcing straps having-angled end portions secured to-said end walls,a bottom and a pair of side walls secured to said. end walls, saidsidewalls each having a loop at its upper edge for the reception of oneof said straps, and a drawer pull secured between said botto n=and thelower edge of one of said end walls and pros yecting outwardly beyondthe plane thereof. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL (l.v HUFFMAN.

shift bundles and the contents of the drawers areaswell protected,asthey would be in the much more costly formsof drawers. iTheprotection is afforded atan. extremely .low 'cost'because of thespecific construction I haveshownand described.

'Having thus described my invention in s'uch'full, clear, and exactterms that its construction and operation will be readily un- 'dersto odbyothers skilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claimas newanddesire to secure by Letterslfatent of the. United States is:

1. A drawer including a pair of spaced end Walls, reinforcing strapsuniting said end walls, and integral bottom and side walls of v I whichreadily bendable material secured to said end walls. V -2. Adrawerincluding a pair of spaced end walls, reinforcing straps unitingsaid end.

walls, and integral bottom and side walls of readily bendable materialsecured to said end walls, said side .walls 'beingieach in inverted -Uform with the parts thereof secured to gether. 1 1 1 p 3. Adrawer-including. a pairof end walls

